EMU: Countries or Regions? Lessons from the EMS Experience

Antonio Fatas

No 1558, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: The future adoption of a single currency among some of the members of the European Union has raised many concerns about the ability of EMU to deal with shocks that are specific to regions or countries. The assumption behind these concerns is that national business cycles in Europe are fairly pronounced and that exchange rates are good stabilizing tools. This paper characterizes regional and national fluctuations within the European Union and studies how the process of integration and the creation of the EMS has affected these patterns. Our results indicate that national borders have seen their economic significance reduced over time as the process of integration has increased cross-border correlations and reduced within-border comovements.

Keywords: European Monetary Union; Integration; Regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 F33 F42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997-01
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